USPTO Patents Application 10500899

Docket No.: 043888-0324 J/

IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

PATENT

In re Application of

Customer Number: 53080

Shigeto NOYA, et al.

Confirmation Number: 8864

Application No.: 10/500,899

Group Art Unit: 1795

Filed: July 07, 2004

Examiner: LEE, Cynthia K.

For: ALKALINE BATTERY

INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

Mail Stop Amendment
Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

In accordance with the provisions of 37 C.F.R. 1.56, 1.97 and 1.98, the attention of the
Patent and Trademark Office is hereby directed to the documents listed on the attached form PTO-
1449. It is respectfully requested that the documents be expressly considered during the prosecution
of this application, and that the documents be made of record therein and appear among the
"References Cited" on any patent to issue therefrom.

This Information Disclosure Statement is being filed more than three months after the U.S.
filing date AND after the mailing date of the first Office Action on the merits, but before the
mailing date of a Final Rejection or Notice of Allowance.

Dear Sir:

10/500,899

CERTIFICATION PARAGRAPH

The undersigned certifies that each item of information contained in this Information
Disclosure Statement was first cited in a communication from a foreign patent office in a
counterpart foreign application not more than three months prior to the filing of this Information
Disclosure Statement as described in 37 CFR 1.97(e)(1).

The references were cited in a corresponding European Search Report and their
relevance are discussed therein. A copy of the European Search Report is attached for the
Examiner's information.

Please note the reference JP 7-183032 listed on the European Search Report was
previously submitted to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on July 7, 2004.

Please charge any shortage in fees due in connection with the filing of this paper,
including extension of time fees, to Deposit Account 500417 and please credit any excess fees to
such deposit account.

Respectfully submitted,

600 13 th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005-3096
Phone: 202.756.8000 MEF:kfm
Facsimile: 202.756.8087
Date: April 7, 2008

Please recognize our Customer No. 53080
as our correspondence address.

LL & EMERY LLP

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